Respite Care!

Hello, friends! 

Prior to Megan and me getting married, we had a conversation about how we were going to grow our family. We both wanted kids and we both wanted to do foster parenting at some point. We weren't sure of the details but we both knew that foster parenting was something that was in line with our values and something that we wanted to do. 

Fast forward a few years ago and we decided that the time was right for us to get certified as foster parents. The training was really good and actually helped me in my current parenting. At least I think it did. You'll have to ask the kiddos... =0). 

One of the decisions we made through that process is that we wanted to start with respite care. Respite care is when foster parents can't care for their foster kids for a short period of time and need someone to cover the care. There are a lot of benefits to respite care for long-term foster parents, and we felt like this was a great way for us to dip our toes into the foster care process. 

After a few different false starts (i.e., we were going to be out of town the dates that respite care was necessary) we finally got our first placement for this weekend! 

I'm not sure what I'm allowed or not allowed to say about who we will be fostering this weekend, so I'll be sparce on the details. I just know that there was a need over the weekend and we're happy to help! 

Dear friends, please be praying for us this weekend. Right now everyone is excited, including the kids, which is great. We just have no idea how this will go. We also have a pretty packed Saturday, so coordinating that has been a bit of a situation. Here are a few prayer requests: 

- Health: There's a cold that's been traveling through our family. Pretty much everyone is out of the woods but we want to be totally healed and make sure that the kiddos don't catch anything.

- Comfort: We can only imagine how difficult it is for a foster child to be moved to a new location, even for the short term. Pray that we'll be able to provide a safe and loving environment. 

- Phoebe: Phoebe loves new people. She may love new people a little bit too much. She doesn't like it when we have guests over and she can't get to know them (read: lick them a bunch). We've been working on her training but there's still work to do. Please pray that she'll handle the situation well. 

We'll give an update next week on how things went. 

Have an excellent day! 

~Adam